New Delhi, May 26 -- The 8th pay commission (CPC) has scheduled a visit to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 22-23 June (Monday and Tuesday), and called on interested stakeholders to submit appointment requests on or before 10 June.

The commission has begun meeting with employee representative groups, unions and stakeholders as it sets to gather recommendations on pay hikes, allowances, salary structure, and more. Constituted every 10 years, the panel is expected to make significant decisions impacting salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including railways and defence staff by mid-2027.

Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash
Desai, the other 8th CPC members are Pankaj Jain, former IAS, as Member-Secre...